Mason Crosby

The Kick was the first game-winner by a rookie on opening weekend since 1979 (when Matt Bahr achieved the same feat).

Crosby was the first player in NFL history to Kick a 50-yard field goal and a game-winning field goal with under a minute remaining in his NFL debut.

Crosby was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week (the first rookie kicker to receive this honor on opening weekend).

Mason Walker Crosby (born September 3, 1984) is an American football placekicker who is a free agent.

He played college football at Colorado, and earned unanimous All-American honors.

Crosby finished second for most points scored in a season by a rookie (Kevin Butler had 144 points for Chicago in 1985).

The Sporting News named Crosby to its All-Decade team for the first nine years of the 2000s (decade).

Crosby attended the University of Colorado Boulder, where he played on the Colorado Buffaloes football team from 2003 to 2006.

While enrolled at Colorado, he displayed extraordinary leg strength, making a school-record 60-yard field goal against Iowa State in 2004.

This bent was most evident when Crosby played rival Colorado State University, against which Crosby made kicks of 55 (2004), 48, and 47 yards (2005) in consecutive years to win the Rocky Mountain Showdown.

Crosby also served as the Buffaloes' kickoff specialist, where his knack for forcing touchbacks after touchdowns made him a fan favorite.

Overall, 138 of Crosby's 203 career kickoffs were touchbacks, including an 87-yard kickoff touchback from the 20-yard line against Iowa State in 2004.

Crosby was a first-team All-Big 12 selection in 2004, 2005, and 2006.

Crosby's 58-yard field goal against Miami in 2005 was the longest ever kicked in NCAA Division I-A football at sea-level without a tee.

In all, Crosby holds 31 school records.

Crosby connected on 66 of 88 field goals in total during his college career, and 30 of 34 inside 40 yards.

He developed a reputation for kicking in the clutch, making 12 of 13 field goals in the fourth quarter, and a perfect 10/10 in the final 8 1⁄2 minutes of games.

Following his junior season in 2005, he was recognized as a unanimous first-team All-American, having received first-team honors from the Associated Press, the Football Writers Association of America, The Sporting News, and Walter Camp Football Foundation.

As a senior, he was again selected as a first-team All-American by Pro Football Weekly and the Walter Camp Football Foundation.

He was the runner-up for the Lou Groza Award, despite being heavily favored to win.

During his senior season, he became the first player in Big 12 Conference history to be named player of the week eight times, and became Colorado's all-time leading scorer, with 308 career points.

The Green Bay Packers selected him in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL Draft.

Crosby spent 16 seasons with the Packers, where he was a member of the team's Super Bowl XLV championship team, and became the franchise’s all-time leading scorer.

After leaving the Packers after the 2022 season, Crosby had a brief stint with the Los Angeles Rams' practice squad in 2023 before signing with the Giants later in the season.

Crosby attended and played high school football at Georgetown High School.

Crosby was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round (193rd overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft, the last of three consecutive picks for the Packers, and the third kicker overall.

Crosby entered training camp in a battle with incumbent placekicker Dave Rayner.

During Green Bay's first pre-season game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Crosby kicked a 52-yard field goal, the longest field goal in the history of Heinz Field.

Crosby won the starting job during the final roster cut.

In his first regular season game, Crosby converted all three field goals he attempted, including a 53-yarder and a 42-yard Kick with two seconds left on the clock to help the Packers defeat the visiting Philadelphia Eagles 16–13.

Crosby was awarded the NFC Special Teams Player of the Month for November 2007.

He led all NFL kickers with 54 points and tied for the lead with 12 field goals as the Packers posted a 4–1 mark.

Crosby converted 12 of 15 field goals during November and was a perfect 18-for-18 on PATs.

He had at least one field goal in every game, including four in the Week 9 win at the Kansas City Chiefs.

His longest field goal of the month was a 52-yarder in the Week 13 contest at the Dallas Cowboys.

For the 2007 season, Crosby led the NFL with 130 points scored and his 24 field goals ranked first in the NFC.

Crosby finished 2007 with the highest-scoring season by a kicker in franchise history and third-highest season point total by any Packers player.

In the 2008 season, Crosby converted all 46 extra point attempts and 27 of 34 field goal attempts as the Packers went 6–10.

He led the league in extra points attempted and converted.

Crosby converted 48 of 49 extra point attempts and 27 of 36 field goal attempts in the 2009 season as the Packers went 11–5.